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Meanings of scabbard in English

Case for a blade.

Synonyms
Examples for "sheath"
Examples for "sheath"
1
Cases with scheduled multiple sheath insertions for a bidirectional approach were excluded.
Pubmed
2
Conclusion: Surgery can be avoided in most patients with rectus sheath haematoma.
Pubmed
3
Visually inspect, looking for frayed areas the sheath or an exposed core.
Climbing Magazine
4
He lightly drew out the sword and put it in his sheath.
Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
5
The powers within her lay stagnant-thekeen intellect rusted in its sheath.
Godolphin, Volume 3.
Usage of scabbard in English
1
The orderly-sergeant took the sword and tenderly placed it in the scabbard.
Men, Women, and Boats
2
He saw nothing, so he went home to Camelot without his scabbard.
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
3
He slipped his carbine from its scabbard; the others did the same.
Heart of the Sunset
4
The mass linked to the chain presented the appearance of a scabbard.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
5
I remember that my sword was on the table in its scabbard.
In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid
6
Mine was forced from the scabbard in self-defence, and I am guiltless.
Greenmantle
7
I have to be careful with my sword and scabbard, he said.
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
8
He probably did that because there were no jewels in the scabbard.
Plays of Gods and Men
9
He grasped the hand of Melicent, and laid it upon the scabbard.
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship
10
My sword never errs. And Troy returned the weapon to the scabbard.
Far from the Madding Crowd
11
From that moment Jackson drew the sword and threw away the scabbard.
A History of the United States
12
I slide my sword back into its scabbard to free my hands.
Angelfall
13
His left hand reaches up to grip the scabbard of his sword.
Snow Crash
14
He caught up one of them and drew it from the scabbard.
Frank Merriwell's Nobility; Or, The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp
15
He half-drew his sword and then slammed it back into the scabbard.
Snake and Sword: A Novel
16
Then I mounted up and slid my new Winchester into its scabbard.
Savage
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Scabbard across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common